#Accidentally My Companion

[nakyrah]

Summary: After Arthur disobeyed his father and retrieved the Mortaeus flower for Merlin's cure, Arthur's frantic pleading to save Merlin led to a misunderstanding that actually convinced Uther to take the flower to Gaius.

Now all Arthur has to do is explain to Merlin why Uther thinks they are lovers.

And while Uther is supportive of the relationship, he requires it kept secret. But in his paranoia, Uther misinterprets every innocent interaction between the two as something far more intimate, to the embarrassment of everyone involved.

And then the knights begin showing up...

Rated: M

Fluff and humor throughout. Weekly updates. Still in progress.

[best-of-fanfic]

But what exactly was the relationship between Arthur's two lovers? They seemed close enough to be friends, but if Arthur was truly sleeping with them both… would Arthur’s first lover really be so understanding or supportive? Why would Merlin not be jealous for the rise in stature of Arthur’s latest lover when he had come first?

Uther decided to press the issue now, preferring the outburst to happen early and in relative privacy rather than have it happen out in public where anyone could hear.

Uther from Accidentally My Companion

It was so hard to pick a quote that I felt encompasses the messiness that is Uther in this fic. Uther not only thinks Merlin and Arthur are doing it like rabbits but because Arthur shows someone an ounce of care they are also lovers.

Uther thinks Arthur is a hoe and needs to make sure his son isn't being a messy hoe and that's the funniest thing.

I NEED for there to be more people Uther thinks Arthur is fucking. His reaction every time is priceless

[wardingshout]

Zelda goes mushroom girl

[jel-jel-jel]

So no Marina?!?!

[thyredwarden]

[reblog-house]

Some things can change.

[stop-breaking-my-heart-dragonage]

This. This. This entire conversation with Morrigan actually makes me want to sob. She and my Tabris always becomes close friends over the course of DAO; that, paired with the fact that my Tabris always romances Alistair, makes everything about this hurt so much more when you take DAO's ending into account.

Her confusion over why my Tabris didn't send her away. Why she didn't abandon her after they learned of Flemeth's plans. Why Tabris went out of her way to slay Flemeth and bring her the true grimoire. She asks Tabris why, and is baffled when the answer is, "I did it because I'm your friend," as if it's that simple.

The way Morrigan looks at the warden, the way her voice cracks when she says, "I want you to know that while I may not always prove... worthy... of your friendship, I will always value it."

She knows how this will end; Flemeth sent her with the wardens with the end goal of stopping the blight and obtaining the old god soul through the dark ritual. Morrigan knows that Alistair and Tabris are the only Grey Wardens here, and assuming they don't find more, one of them will have to die defeating the archdemon unless they agree to do the dark ritual.

With that context, her asking Alistair, "And what if a Grey Warden has forced to choose between the Warden he loved and ending the Blight? What should his choice be?" suddenly has so much subtext weaved through the words that I'm gonna start foaming at the mouth. She's practically telling Alistair that a warden has to die. She's scrutinizing his reaction to find any hint that suggests he would agree to the dark ritual in order to save himself and the woman he loves. And when he doesn't choose, she has her answer.

Morrigan made comments to Tabris about him, almost hopeful that their relationship was just a physical thing between them and not actually riddled with feelings... and then gives disapproval when Tabris says she loves him.

She doesn't want the warden to die; hell, she doesn't want Alistair to die, either; whether because she does actually care about him or because she knows it'll break her friend's heart if she loses him, or both!

Things would be so much easier if the only two Grey Wardens left to defeat the blight didn't fall in love, wouldn't they, Morrigan?

She knows that in the end, no matter the outcome, she will lose the woman she called sister and it's devastating.

Morrigan, who has never known true friendship. Who grew up isolated in the woods with an abusive mother and terrible implications for her future. Who discovered said mother planned to take over her body just as she did with her other daughters. Who doesn't understand kindness as it was rarely given to her without a catch. Who isolates herself from the others in camp. Who finally has a companion she cares about... and in the end, if her plan works and the dark ritual is completed, she'll end up pregnant and alone and wearing Tabris' resentment like a tender wound on her heart.

Or Tabris will reject the ritual, and will die to the archdemon.

Or her lover will.

I just- the dynamic between the warden, romanced Alistair, and Morrigan is so good and painful and rich that I'm gnawing on furniture as we speak.

[sweatandwoe]

Now that's been a year out, I'm gonna say my biggest BG3 hot take:

Default durge should've been a companion if you're playing Tav

[petricorah]

baldur's gate is going great

[yesokayiknow]

best part of listening to the edas after only having watched ~1.5 seasons of classic who is that sometimes a guy will turn up and eight's like there he is. my sworn nemesis. the man i battled against in several bodies. the man so horrific i will drop everything to stop. the only man i've ever been afraid of. and i'm like hell yeah fuck that guy. also who is he

[bleaksqueak]

Whew look at you go! Had a small problem with aphids a lil while back, but after a whole lot of diligence they were banished. Still have some of the damaged leaves visible but look at all the healthy new growth!

You may be trying to take over my desk, but I couldn’t ask for a better art companion. The moss in the planter is happy with the frequent watering and shade, but the impatiens is trying to devoir the terrarium moss now too

My oxalis is thriving still, too. But it has its own space above me and isn’t trying to reach out and say hello as much.

Okay, this has been your semi annual habitat update. Back to painting.

Also, hello new followers! Thank you for liking my art.

[amarithecat]

Heartbreaking: The Man Nursing You Back to Health Will Not Shut the Fuck Up About Philosophy

[pand1on]

[skullywullypully]

I heard people sympathize with Gortash and Orin and I just wanna know why? I don't read a lot in BG3 should I probably miss their backstories in some journals or notes. Or maybe I wasn't paying attention to a certain scene. Can anybody explain why?

[v-arbellanaris]

i actually cant listen to i'm not calling you a liar except once every 3 months because the immediate emotions dragged out of me cannot be contained by my flesh prison

[astralprisms]

You can't take these two anywhere